2006
2006
Ladies Weekend Away
The Lady Captain rounds up the Autumn weekend away at Tewkesbury Park Hotel & Golf Club. Report…
Monthly Medals
LADIES
The September Monthly Medal was won by Joan Mulcahy on 64. Jayne Maxwell and Jini Beacham trailed in 2nd and 3rd with 66. Results…
Tracy Wright’s consistent scoring saw her win the 2006 Committee Cup with rounds of 38 & 36 points. Though in 7th place after the first round, Jini Beacham’s excellent 41 points in R2 propelled her into 2nd place overall. Results…
MEN
Osman Chaudry powered his way to a truly remarkable and rare 57 to win GMT round 8. An impeccable back nine 38 was preceded by a front nine 41 with the only blemish a 7 on the 8th. Well done indeed Osman! Six behind was Jason Loubser with a 63 incorporating one under par on back nine. Stuart Nash and Tim Meyer were one shot further behind with 64s. Results…
Unsurprising with the depth of good scoring was the reduction of CSS from SSS by one to 67. Men’s handicap list…
Jason’s 63 was enough to pass John Ahad on the Grand Medal Trophy leader board with Jason the victor by one on 33. Results…
The Top Dog Trophy interim position has been updated with the results of the individual match play results, with the Two Courses Cup finalists Martin & Julian awarded 8 minimum points for now. R7 Leader board…
Burgess Cup
After a slow and cautious start, Ian Smith and David Marsh scored heavily on the back 9 (24 points) to claim the Burgess Cup with 39 points. A point behind were Messrs. Nash & Heale and Meyer & Harrington. The dream pairing from previous week’s performance of Phil Flanagan and Richard Owen had a rare off-day with 28 points. Results…
Autumn Meeting
Report due soon…
Hoebridge Away Day
Details for the next Away Day have just been announced. Dave Williams has set up a sterling day at Hoebridge Golf Centre. More…
Charity Cup
Three players scored 40 or more points, with Phil Flanagan striking the richest form vein and an astounding 44 points dropping just 3 to level par by the turn. Well done Phil. Consolidating an improving season, Richard Owen returned 42 points to finish second. There was much early promise in Jason Loubser’s 2 over par 23 point first 9 but a devil’s 6-6-6 restricted scoring to 40 points in third place. Results…
CSS was elevated to 38. Men’s handicap list…
Captains’ Day
LADIES
There was a super turn out with 27 ladies playing, the highest number since I have been a member.
It was closely contested, with Sheena Harrington winning with a net 73 on a count back from Julie Smith. Results…
There were also some fun events. Captain’s nearest the pin was won by Ros Lake on the 3rd hole and Maureen Slade on the 16th, where the captain’s ball landed in the left bunker and Maureen won by being close to the edge of it!
There was a team event to beat the Captain’s team in the least number of shots, however, the Lady Captain’s team of Sheena Rennie, Ros Gray and Maureen Slade were triumphant over the rest of the field.
The Charity Competition was won by David Williams for his witty comments about Jon Cooper’s speed dating abilities. The proceeds, which will be added to the Charity Cup meeting in a couple of weeks time, will go the the McMillan Fund.
The President, Julie Smith, once again baked some superb cakes – not a crumb was left, and Jan Oliver also provided delicious fare. Thank you.
MEN
Inspired golf from both Vic Wadley and Dean Morgan produced glorious 65s with Vic winning on the back 9 count back. Captain Jon Cooper also struck form, finishing 3rd on 67. Results…
The balance of play resulted in CSS computing to one less than SSS at 69. Men’s handicap list…
In the associated Top Dog Trophy, Dean now draws 6 points clear of Nick Rogers with 6 players a further 4 points behind. R6 Leader board…
Rickmansworth – Away Leg
Result: Win 7-5 Overall
The return leg of the Rickmansworth match was played on a bright and breezy afternoon and turned out to be a very close affair – undecided until the final match came in. With a 4-2 lead from the home leg, Richmond Park needed to gain at least another 2½ points to win back the Challenge Cup, which has been played for between the two clubs every year for the past 40 years.
As anyone who has played there will know, the Rickmansworth golf course is not nicknamed “Tricky Ricky†for nothing. With the first 4 games in, our 4-2 lead had turned into all square at 5-5, and another 1½ points still needed. But comfortable wins in the final two games by Richard Owen & Gurpal Sekhon, and Jon Cooper & Jurek Strelcyn, saw the this year’s final match result: a win for Richmond Park 7-5.
Keys Trophy
Report due soon…
Rickmansworth Friendly Match
The second leg went down to the wire with the Captain and Vice Captain having the final word. More…